Quotemeal: Sep. 24th, 2009

Thursday, September 24, 2009

"We don't seem to want to worship a God who's too big, too authoritative. We seem more comfortable with a deity who's more manageable."
— Mark Finley

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Illustration of Mark Finley — "We don't seem to want to worship a God who's too big, too authoritative. We seem more comfortable with a deity who's more manageable."

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